Crews in Mills County are searching for a body in the ruins of a home damaged by fire on New Year's Eve.

Police investigating a triggered burglar alarm at the home called firefighters when they saw the flames around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Because of the remote location of the home, firefighters had a tough time getting enough water to the property. Multiple departments were called in to help, but ultimately a decision was made to let the home burn.

The homeowner, who was in Omaha at the time, came home because the alarm had been triggered, only to find his house up in flames.

A suspicious car on the property, which sits on Alcorn Avenue, just off Highway 370 across the Missouri River from Bellevue, was traced to a man who said the vehicle was being driven by Travis Bach, 26.

Bach hasn't been heard from since he left work in Council Bluffs around 9 p.m. Tuesday, and his family is left with plenty of questions.

"We need some better answers for this," Bach's mother, Colleen, said.

Authorities brought in earth-moving equipment to help with the search Friday, though they have yet to make any significant discovery. Still, Bach's family is holding on to hope that he will be found alive.

"If you are out there, baby brother, just come home please," Bach's sister, Amy Vance, said. "I just want you to be safe."

More than anything, family members said they just want to know where he is.

"Good, bad or whatever, just as long as we can see him, know that he is alive, or heaven forbid, something else," Vance said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Travis Bach or the fire should contact the Mills County Sheriff's Department at 712-527-4871.